pelfy.elf_symbol#

class pelfy.elf_symbol(file, fields, index)#

Bases: object

A class for representing data of an ELF symbol

file#: Points to the parent ELF file object.

name#: Name of the symbol

section#: section where the symbol data is placed

index#: Absolut index in the symbol table

info#: Type of the symbol

description#: Description of the symbol type

stb#: visibility of the symbol (local, global, etc.)

stb_description#: Description of the symbol visibility

thumb_mode#: Indicate if symbol is a ARM thumb function

offset_in_section#: Position of first symbol byte relative to section start

offset_in_file#: Position of first symbol byte in object file

size#: size of symbol in bytes

fields#: All symbol header fields as dict

property data: bytes#: Returns the binary data the symbol is pointing to.

property data_hex: str#: Returns the binary data the symbol is pointing to as hex string.

property relocations: relocation_list#: Relocations that are pointing to this symbol. The symbol section must be of type SHT_PROGBITS (program code). Therefore this property returns typically all relocations that will be applied to the function represented by the symbol.